71 IAC 7.5-7-4 Disqualification; purse redistribution

Sec. 4. (a) In the event any violation of these rules is determined after a race has been completed and the purse has been distributed, the following shall apply: (1) The permit holder shall be required to redistribute purses out of purse account within ten (10) days after the redistribution is ordered. (2) The purse shall be redistributed according to the final placings. (3) In the event the purse has been paid, the owner or owners and the disqualified horse or horses shall stand suspended until all money, trophies, or awards have been returned to the permit holder who shall assume the responsibility of redistributing the purse. (4) If there are not enough nonoffending horses, the remaining part of the purse shall go to the declared winner. (b) In the event a purse is paid in error or is ordered redistributed due to an order of the commission, the owner refusing to return the purse and the horse involved shall stand suspended until all purse monies, trophies, or awards have been returned to the permit holder who shall assume the responsibility for redistributing the purse. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the permit holder to pay the purses or distribute the trophies or awards until they have been returned. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the commission, in its discretion, from continuing any suspension or penalty made pursuant to these rules for such period of time the commission may determine. (e) In the event any violation of these rules shall be determined after: (1) a race has been completed; (2) the purse has not been distributed; and (3) an appeal has been filed staying the decision of the stewards; the stewards shall notify the permit holder who shall distribute the portions of the purse money which were not affected by the decision or the appeal thereof.